Page last updated 04/21/2008

 

Adult Members Requirements for Official Certification 

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Adult Team Requirements: *

Each team must have the following minimum requirements of certified officials per team before participating in sanctioned tournaments. 

  • One certified scorekeeper. ( Can be completed all online)

  • One certified referee for R1 and one for R2.  ( Can request a DVD for clinic and take test)         

Sanction season begins Dec. 1st. , but region will allow teams until Dec. 15th to get players certified.


How to become certified

 If you are a new player, you must follow the instructions below to become certified for scorekeeping or referee status. 

Past players should check to see your current status.  Once you obtain your regional rating, you will be certified for three seasons.  If you do not obtain a regional rating, you will need to take a clinic each year.  IF you attended a clinic last year and/or was rated and you do NOT show up on the current list, contact official coordinator and inform them of the details.


Scorekeeping Certification:

1) You can take your clinic and test online and within 2 hours be certified for three seasons.   Adults do not need to be rated for scorekeeping.


Provisional Referee Certification: 

1) You will need to attend a certification regional clinic.
2) Take open book online referee Test C and pass by 70%. 
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3) Obtain one rating by regional rater within season (pass by 3 or above rating) It is the members responsibility to seek out a regional rater during a tournament and obtain rating. Rating must be remitted to regional office in order to be credited. Raters need to remit the rating, but members are required to notify the
official coordinator and notify them of (1) Your rating score (2) location you were rated and (3) Who the rater was. 

Members will remain provisional until they fulfill the requirements to qualify as a regional referee.  If he or she fails to become a regional referee they would be required to re-qualify each year. Members are encouraged to qualify with “regional” status to prevent annual certification and need to attend clinic.


 “Regional” Referee Certification

  1. Be in good standing with the region and a current member.

  2. Must have been a USAV member for one season or longer.

  3. ** Have two rating within season (passing grade of 3 or above).    

  4. Take the open book online Referee Test A, pass by 80%.

  5. To maintain regional status, every three years member must meet required requirements of taking test above and obtain two rating with passing grade of 3 or above.

**It is the members responsibility to seek out a regional rater during a tournament and obtain rating. Rating must be remitted to regional office in order to be credited. Raters need to remit the rating, but members are required to notify the official coordinator and notify them of (1) Your rating score (2) location you were rated and (3) Who the rater was. 

 


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